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Estimates as to how much the bid rigging costs the public vary widely. Representatives of at least one trade group, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), have met with Justice Department officials to voice concern that the scope of the investigation might end up crippling the nation's road-building industry. Says NAPA President John Gray: "We felt this was overkill." But Joseph Welsch, inspector general of the U.S. Transportation Department, says a reliable rule of thumb is that "rigged bids cost taxpayers about 15% more than unrigged bids," a margin of greed that could add up to hundreds...
...that moment, a shot rang out, then two more. The reporters rushed to the windows in the plane's first-class compartment and saw Aquino lying face down on the pavement, a gaping hole in the back of his head. The khaki-clad guards who had taken him from the plane were nowhere to be seen, and the area was swarming with blue-uniformed AVSECOM troops. Next to a van, two of the troopers looked on as a third pumped at least eight bullets into the body of a man dressed in a blue Philippine Airlines maintenance worker...
...policemen almost passed by the calm, bespectacled figure sitting in the economy section. But when one of them recognized him, Aquino rose from his seat and went willingly. The police led Aquino down a stairway from the passenger tube to the pavement, where an unmarked military van was waiting. Suddenly, the pop of a revolver was heard. Seconds later two other revolver shots rang out. Horrified passengers crouched on the floor of the plane...
...body of Aquino was lying face down on the pavement, blood spurting from a large wound in the back of his neck. Another body, dressed in a blue mechanic's uniform, lay face up a few feet away as a soldier pumped 16 rounds into his stomach at close range. Two other soldiers picked up the limp body of Aquino, loaded it into the van and sped away. Aquino was pronounced dead on arrival at Ft. Bonifacio Army Hospital...
...Thomas: "There is a lot more research to be done, not just about AIDS but into infectious diseases in general. We have not run out of adversaries, nor is it likely we will do so for a long time to come." Thus the disease detectives must keep pounding the pavement, peering through microscopes, asking their questions...